חיפוש ברשת מילון חיפוש בפורום
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חיפוש ברשת מילון חיפוש בפורום |
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| CIA World Factbook 2005 | הורד מילון בבילון 9 למחשב שלך |
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Location: |
Eastern Asia, island chain between the North Pacific Ocean and the Sea of Japan, east of the Korean Peninsula |
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Geographic coordinates: |
36 00 N, 138 00 E |
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Map references: |
Asia |
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Area: |
total: 377,835 sq km
land: 374,744 sq km water: 3,091 sq km note: includes Bonin Islands (Ogasawara-gunto), Daito-shoto, Minami-jima, Okino-tori-shima, Ryukyu Islands (Nansei-shoto), and Volcano Islands (Kazan-retto) |
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Area - comparative: |
slightly smaller than California |
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Land boundaries: |
0 km |
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Coastline: |
29,751 km |
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Maritime claims: |
territorial sea: 12 nm; between 3 nm and 12 nm in the international straits - La Perouse or Soya, Tsugaru, Osumi, and Eastern and Western Channels of the Korea or Tsushima Strait
contiguous zone: 24 nm exclusive economic zone: 200 nm |
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Climate: |
varies from tropical in south to cool temperate in north |
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Terrain: |
mostly rugged and mountainous |
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Elevation extremes: |
lowest point: Hachiro-gata -4 m
highest point: Mount Fuji 3,776 m |
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Natural resources: |
negligible mineral resources, fish |
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Land use: |
arable land: 12.19%
permanent crops: 0.96% other: 86.85% (2001) |
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Irrigated land: |
26,790 sq km (1998 est.) |
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Natural hazards: |
many dormant and some active volcanoes; about 1,500 seismic occurrences (mostly tremors) every year; tsunamis; typhoons |
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Environment - current issues: |
air pollution from power plant emissions results in acid rain; acidification of lakes and reservoirs degrading water quality and threatening aquatic life; Japan is one of the largest consumers of fish and tropical timber, contributing to the depletion of these resources in Asia and elsewhere |
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Environment - international agreements: |
party to: Antarctic-Environmental Protocol, Antarctic-Marine Living Resources, Antarctic Seals, Antarctic Treaty, Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Environmental Modification, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Marine Dumping, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Tropical Timber 83, Tropical Timber 94, Wetlands, Whaling |
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Geography - note: |
strategic location in northeast Asia |
More about Japan:
| CIA World Factbook 2005 | הורד מילון בבילון 9 למחשב שלך |
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Location: |
Eastern Asia, island chain between the North Pacific Ocean and the Sea of Japan, east of the Korean Peninsula |
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Geographic coordinates: |
36 00 N, 138 00 E |
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Map references: |
Asia |
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Area: |
total: 377,835 sq km
land: 374,744 sq km water: 3,091 sq km note: includes Bonin Islands (Ogasawara-gunto), Daito-shoto, Minami-jima, Okino-tori-shima, Ryukyu Islands (Nansei-shoto), and Volcano Islands (Kazan-retto) |
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Area - comparative: |
slightly smaller than California |
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Land boundaries: |
0 km |
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Coastline: |
29,751 km |
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Maritime claims: |
territorial sea: 12 nm; between 3 nm and 12 nm in the international straits - La Perouse or Soya, Tsugaru, Osumi, and Eastern and Western Channels of the Korea or Tsushima Strait
contiguous zone: 24 nm exclusive economic zone: 200 nm |
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Climate: |
varies from tropical in south to cool temperate in north |
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Terrain: |
mostly rugged and mountainous |
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Elevation extremes: |
lowest point: Hachiro-gata -4 m
highest point: Mount Fuji 3,776 m |
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Natural resources: |
negligible mineral resources, fish |
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Land use: |
arable land: 12.19%
permanent crops: 0.96% other: 86.85% (2001) |
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Irrigated land: |
26,790 sq km (1998 est.) |
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Natural hazards: |
many dormant and some active volcanoes; about 1,500 seismic occurrences (mostly tremors) every year; tsunamis; typhoons |
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Environment - current issues: |
air pollution from power plant emissions results in acid rain; acidification of lakes and reservoirs degrading water quality and threatening aquatic life; Japan is one of the largest consumers of fish and tropical timber, contributing to the depletion of these resources in Asia and elsewhere |
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Environment - international agreements: |
party to: Antarctic-Environmental Protocol, Antarctic-Marine Living Resources, Antarctic Seals, Antarctic Treaty, Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Environmental Modification, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Marine Dumping, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Tropical Timber 83, Tropical Timber 94, Wetlands, Whaling |
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Geography - note: |
strategic location in northeast Asia |
More about Japan: